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Prior to 1927, there was an open brethren meeting known as Woodstock Gospel Hall that met first at 704 Dundas St., then in the home of Ralph E. Tree by 1947 then folded. Afterwards, there were a few families meeting in the home of John Josiek, where it was rebranded in 1966 as [[Park Row Community Chapel, ON]], which folded in 1976. Still existent Gospel Halls in Oxford county are located in West Zorra (Embro) & Burgessville. There are also Bible Chapels in Tavistock & Tillsonburg.
=Locations=
==1930's==
* L&L 1935-1: "George Fraser had meetings in Rugby, Warminster, Sparrow Lake, Woodstock and Haileybury with blessing to saved and unsaved. Now in New Liskeard, but he hopes to go to an unevangelized district thirty-six miles away, called Kennabec. Prayer will be valued."
==Later Woodstock ministry==
===T&T===
Gospel Hall itinerants continued ministry in Woodstock at surrounding areas in the early to mid-1990's, including the Woodstock Wood Show, advertised at [https://festivalstoronto.com/events/woodstock-woodworking-show Festivals Toronto] as "Canada's oldest consumer woodworking show" (started in 1987) at the Woodstock Fairgrounds.
====Steve Kember, etc.====
* 1988-6: Woodstock, ON: "Steve Kember plans to put up a tent south of Woodstock this summer and expects to be helped by Art Ward and Paul Kember. This will be the third year the tent has been in this area. After the tent came down last summer, meetings were held in a 50 foot trailer and three professed."
====Lorne Langfield====
* 1990-11: Woodstock, ON: "LL expected to have a gospel display at the Woodstock Wood Show in October."
* 1992-11: Pickering, ON: "LL reports that the gospel outreach at the Plowing Match at Lindsay was very good, with many tracts and texts distributed. Some John 3:16 texts went to other countries, including Germany, Latvia, Netherlands and Switzerland. The outreach at the Woodstock Wood Show in October was also encouraging."
* 1993-12: Goodwood, ON: LL reported "many good contacts" at the fall fairs including the Walkerton Ploughing Match, Woodstock Wood Show, and Orillia Fair.
* 1994-9: LL had had "encouraging children's meetings" in Goodwood, and expected to have further children's meetings at Newmarket & Valens in August, and in the Fall, he was planning a gospel display at the Orillia Fall Fair, the International Plowing Match (near Ottawa), and the Woodstock Wood Show.
====Jim Bergsma====
* 1995-3: address change for Jim Bergsma at 137 Dundas St., Unit 15 in Woodstock.
=Who's Who at Woodstock Gospel Hall=
==Crocker family==
* Arthur Richard Crocker (b. London, Eng. - d. 1955 Los Angeles, CA)
** AA 1955-8: Obits:
"Brother Crocker went home on July 25 after a lingering illness, patiently borne. He was born in London, [[England]], was born again in Woodstock, Canada, received in fellowship in Brandon, [[Manitoba]], and commended to the work of the Lord in Galt, [[Ontario]].
He had been operated on six times and had been in fourteen hospitals, some of them being the largest and best in the country. The Lord richly blessed his testimony to the salvation of souls contacted, outstanding among them was Col. French, at Peter-Bent-Bingham Hospital (Harvard). Also a medical student, Warner, was saved while he was there. He had come all the way from Chile to study at Harvard.
For a good many years our brother labored on Manitoulin Island, and many years in [[Florida]] where he had the joy of seeing the good hand of the Lord in conversions. The last several years were spent in Los Angeles where he sought to help in ministering to the saints there. Brother Crocker's last words were from Psalm 62:5 ([[John Nelson Darby|JND]] Translation), "Upon God alone does my soul rest peacefully."
We commend the widow (1507 S. Stanley, Los Angeles, [[California]]) to the prayers of the Lord's people. Brother Westwood and Olson spoke at the funeral services."
==Elsbrie family==
1904 @ [[Salford Gospel Hall, ON]]
* OB AB's 1927, 1936, 1941, 1943, 1947
* EB AB's 1880, 1959
* Periodicals** Light & Liberty** : 1935-1** Our Record** : 1931-4** [https://truthandtidings.com/ Truth & Tidings]** : 1988-6; 1990-11; 1992-7; 1992-11; 1995-3;** Barley Cake : 1883* Truth & Tidings** 1992Assembly Annals: 1955-78
